節分: The last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar.

立春 (Risshun), the first day of spring in the traditional lunisolar calendar, / 立夏 (Rikka), the first day of summer, / 立秋 (Risshū), the first day of autumn, or / 立冬 (Rittō), the first day of winter

the pulses / a bean / a pea / a soybean

切: eagerness; acuteness / 刹: temple, shrine, monastery / 節: knot, node, joint; section; season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honour, knuckle, knob, tune, melody / 説: theory

切断: cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection / 接断: disconnection / 截断: cutting off

切断: cutting off / 截断: severance, disconnection

bean, legume

鳴門巻き: A type of 蒲鉾 (kamaboko) that is white on the outside with a pink spiral pattern on the inside. Prepared in loaves or rolls, then sliced and added to dishes as a garnish.

getting involved in, getting mixed up in (by accident, with negative consequences)

winding / roll / a scroll or book / a volume or chapter in a larger book or series